The Group was founded in the summer of 08, as Sheikh Mansour looked to take over Manchester City Football Club from the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra and signed off the deal on 1 September 08, with due diligence completed on 23 September the same year Sulaiman AlFahim was the public face of ADUG during the initial phase of the takeover a larger Inside City Football Group's multiownership strategy where 11=3 World Football Summit By Euan McTear Not only have more and more investors decided to purchase a majority share in a football club over recent years, but there is an increasing number of investors who have taken over multiple football clubs City Football Group is majority owned by Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) ADUG is an investment and development company privately owned by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan In December 15, ADUG divested a 13% shareholding to a China Media Capitalled consortium, creating an unprecedented platform for the growth of CFG clubs and
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